7:13 PM,
Apr. 8, 2013

Jose Galvan-Medina, left, and Justin Joseph Rodriguez.

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The Nevada Highway Patrol said two suspected intoxicated drivers led them on short chases late Sunday and early Monday before their arrests.

The first incident happened about 11:30 p.m. Sunday when an NHP sergeant spotted a 1992 Mercedes station wagon allegedly going 80 mph in a 45 mph speed zone on the Pyramid Highway just north of Queen Way in Sparks.

The driver, Jose Galvan-Medina, 35, of Sparks, ignored the flashing lights and siren and continued to drive north on the Pyramid Highway, the NHP said. Other troopers and Sparks Police Department officers started to respond while ...